Epic gives developers free important multiplayer tools -apkrig

Epic Games offer free multiplayer tools and online services originally developed for Fortnite to all game developers. And the package now includes two additional services – voice chat and an anti-cheat tool. According to Epic, developers normally pay up to millions of dollars for these things in popular games. By offering them for free, the company wants to encourage other authors to support cross-platform games and connect their communities.

The Voice service offers support for cross-platform voice communication. Prior to release, the novelty was tested in the game Fortnite and offers a solution to easily, efficiently and effectively communicate with players across different systems. Voice supports pair communication and group chats during matches and in the lobby. Communication takes place via Epic Online Services servers. Epic takes care of scaling, maintenance and other necessities.

Easy Anti-Cheat joined the Epic Games portfolio together with Kamu in October 2018. It is used by more than a hundred PC games worldwide. At peak times, it handles millions of users and makes sure that multiplayer players simply don’t cheat. The service is integrated into Epic Online Services.

The advantage of both tools is that they are not tightly tied to Unreal Engine and developers can deploy it on other technology.